Thesaurus: denizen

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1. n. A dweller; an inhabitant.
2. n. One who is admitted by favor to all or a part of the rights of citizenship, where he did not possess them by birth; an adopted or naturalized citizen.
3. n. One admitted to residence in a foreign country.
4. v. t. To constitute (one) a denizen; to admit to residence, with certain rights and privileges.
5. v. t. To provide with denizens; to populate with adopted or naturalized occupants.
6. n. a person who inhabits a particular place
7. n. a plant or animal naturalized in a region
8. 1. A dweller; an inhabitant. "Denizens of air." Pope. Denizens of their own free, independent state. Sir W. Scott. 2. One who is admitted by favor to all or a part of the rights of citizenship, where he did not possess them by birth; an adopted or naturalized citizen. 3. One admitted to residence in a foreign country. Ye gods, Natives, or denizens, of blest abodes. Dryden. 1. To constitute (one) a denizen; to admit to residence, with certain rights and privileges. As soon as denizened, they domineer. Dryden. 2. To provide with denizens; to populate with adopted or naturalized occupants. There [islets] were at once denizened by various weeds. J. D. Hooker.
9. n:100 n. a plant or animal naturalized in a region